Latest trade
$11.3BGlobal sector valueHS2 sector intelligence
Prepared feathers and hair
sector trade overview
A clear view of the prepared feathers and hair economy: scale, momentum, market concentration, leading routes, and the products within it.
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Refreshed 2026-07-20
Refreshed 2026-07-20
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
-2.6%Latest year on yearExporters
187Active reporting countriesImporters
200Active reporting countriesHS6 products
8Classifications in sectorThe sector read
$11.3B in trade, with -2.3% annualized growth over three years.
Prepared feathers and hair is recorded across 6,486 active corridors, with 187 exporters and 200 importers in the latest available year.
Market signalStable+4.4% five-year CAGR
Annual trend
Momentum across three decades
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Missing years remain unavailable rather than estimated. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where this sector moves
The leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported sector trade value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaCHN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $3.3B | -6.7% | 8 | 11,883 km | No |
| 2 | IndiaIND | ChinaCHN | $464.2M | -1.5% | 5 | 4,252 km | No |
| 3 | ChinaCHN | NigeriaNGA | $437.1M | -16.1% | 8 | 12,241 km | No |
| 4 | ChinaCHN | United KingdomGBR | $432.9M | +1.9% | 8 | 9,217 km | No |
| 5 | MyanmarMMR | ChinaCHN | $431.7M | +15.5% | 6 | 3,017 km | Yes |
| 6 | ChinaCHN | GermanyDEU | $203.1M | -5.9% | 8 | 8,415 km | No |
| 7 | ChinaCHN | GhanaGHA | $196.8M | +0% | 8 | 12,666 km | No |
| 8 | ChinaCHN | South AfricaZAF | $194.6M | -11.6% | 8 | 11,775 km | No |
| 9 | IndonesiaIDN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $189.2M | -14.5% | 8 | 16,181 km | No |
| 10 | ChinaCHN | NetherlandsNLD | $181.2M | -4.6% | 8 | 8,894 km | No |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings are separated so scale on one side of the market is not mistaken for demand on the other. Check coverage ↗
Top exporters2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaCHN | $8.3B | 199 | 8 |
| 2 | IndiaIND | $573.5M | 147 | 8 |
| 3 | MyanmarMMR | $445.5M | 45 | 8 |
| 4 | IndonesiaIDN | $281.0M | 130 | 8 |
| 5 | BangladeshBGD | $241.9M | 71 | 8 |
| 6 | Democratic People\'s Republic of KoreaPRK | $180.4M | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | GermanyDEU | $114.9M | 129 | 8 |
| 8 | Viet NamVNM | $113.7M | 121 | 8 |
| 9 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $97.1M | 153 | 8 |
| 10 | NetherlandsNLD | $95.9M | 137 | 8 |
Top importers2024 ranking
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $3.8B | 106 | 8 |
| 2 | ChinaCHN | $1.3B | 80 | 8 |
| 3 | United KingdomGBR | $486.1M | 88 | 8 |
| 4 | NigeriaNGA | $438.3M | 41 | 8 |
| 5 | GermanyDEU | $319.9M | 106 | 8 |
| 6 | South AfricaZAF | $243.8M | 87 | 8 |
| 7 | NetherlandsNLD | $236.8M | 97 | 8 |
| 8 | JapanJPN | $221.8M | 43 | 8 |
| 9 | GhanaGHA | $215.7M | 17 | 8 |
| 10 | FranceFRA | $196.2M | 123 | 8 |
HS6 product coverage
The classifications inside this sector
Explore the six-digit product classifications that make up HS2 67.
8 classifications shownBrowse the product workspace ↗
Skins and other parts of birds with their feathers or down: feathers, parts of feathers, down and articles thereof (other than goods of heading no. 0505 and worked quills and scapes)HS6 670100
Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof: articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of plasticsHS6 670210
Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof: articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of materials other than plasticsHS6 670290
Human hair, dressed, thinned, bleached or otherwise worked: wool or other animal hair or other textile materials, prepared for use in making wigs or the likeHS6 670300
Wigs: complete, of synthetic textile materialsHS6 670411
False beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like: of synthetic textile materialsHS6 670419
Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of human hairHS6 670420
Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.s.: of animal hair or of textile materials other than syntheticHS6 670490
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS2 classification. They are not company-level sales, retail quotes, or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations and should be read with their coverage period.
Missing data
A missing observation remains unavailable. It is not filled, interpolated, or presented as a forecast.
Coverage: 1995–2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.